Alleged stalker says she didn't do anything wrong

THE alleged stalker of Madeleine McCann's parents claimed the girl’s mother Kate hid things from a police investigation and the jury in her trial, a court has heard.

- SOPHIE ROBINSON

Cann and, inset below, their daughter Madeleine, who went missing in 2007

(Joe Giddens)

Julia Wandelt, 24, who dabbed her face with a tissue at points during her evidence, broke down in tears while saying “I didn’t do anything wrong” and told the court she should not be in the witness box.

The Polish national, from Lubin in southwest Poland, is accused of peddling the myth she is Madeleine while stalking Mrs McCann and her husband Gerry by sending emails, making phone calls, leaving voicemails and turning up at their address.

Wandelt told the jury at Leicester Crown Court yesterday: “If my memories are wrong, why did Kate McCann hide more contact she had with me when I explained my memories? She didn’t tell it in court.

“If I’m wrong, why did she hide the fact most of the voicemails were about my memories?

“If I'm wrong, why did she hide this part? Why did she hide this or some information that is relevant”

Prosecutor Michael Duck KC asked if she was suggesting Mrs McCann withheld information from the jury or the investigation, and she replied: “Both”.